Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 21

1905  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55   

1916  Death of Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on this day in history.   

1919  Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on October - 21.   

1924  Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 on October - 21.   

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on October - 21.   

1931  A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1937  Death of Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on this day in history.   

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on October - 21.   

1940  Death of William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866) on October - 21.   

1943  Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies on this day in history.   

1944  Death of Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877) on October - 21.   

1955  Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on October - 21.   

1961  On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies   

1963  On this day in history george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66   

1965  Bill Black, rocker, dies at 39 on October - 21.   

1966  On this day in history gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95   

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on October - 21.   

1969  On this day in history jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47   

1970  John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 on October - 21.   

1971  On October - 21 etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48   

1973  Death of Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on October - 21.   

1975  Death of Charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. 1887) on October - 21.   

1977  On October - 21 ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48   

1978  Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history death of hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. 1906)   

1983  On October - 21 theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies   

1984  Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1986  On October - 21 death of lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. 1922)   

1987  Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88 on October - 21.   

1989  Death of Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. 1910) on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes   

1993  On this day in history death of assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58   

1994  Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85 on October - 21.   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.   

1527  On October - 21 birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII   

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.   

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on October - 21.